Frankie Dettori makes a great debut under new owner – Horseracing news
Frankie Dettori was pleased to win his first race with the new owner Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, who has got some terrific challengers in his stable.
The veteran jockey was riding debutant Shamshon, who was rated as the outright favourite to succeed with a starting price of 8 to 11. The conditions were really good for racing and there were no surprises in the end, as the bookies and punters had expected.
The two-year-old colt was impressive right from the start of the race, as he did not have any trouble at all. He was quick and did not allow his rivals to take any advantage at any stage of the race. Although he was doing a brilliant job right from the beginning,
he decided to speed up towards the middle section and went onto succeed by six lengths overall. This was such a pleasing sight for his camp and the entire fans watching the competition live.
After finishing on top of the table, Dettori said, “To win first time out by six lengths on my first winner in my new job is very pleasing. With the way the two-year-old programme is in France their races are later in the season. Everyone has been getting
in a panic about my quiet summer but not me with these two-year-olds to look forward to.”
Talking about the future events, the seasoned rider claimed, “(Trainer Criquette Head-Maarek) says the Vermeille and Arc are definites and she has not said no to the Nonette.”
Things have really started getting normal for the Italian jockey, who was under immense pressure a few months back. He was banned for being tested positive last year and no one was willing to give him a chance, once he was given a green signal to come back.
He saw some struggles with some of the stallions, but did not lose hope and entered a new partnership with Sheikh Thani.
The start to this new partnership seems to be a very good one, but it will be interesting to see what happens next. The real challenge for Dettori would be to deliver quality results at the highest level of the sport.
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